Every year, our home church, Watermark Community Church, sends young adults to Ethiopia for a week to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. Both Abi and I share a passion for spreading the gospel and signed up for the June 2023 mission trip.

Trainings for the mission trip began in February but our first memorable interaction did not happen until a few weeks prior to the trip in May. Abi brought her shell casing from when she shot her first buck as part of her SHOW & TELL item. This led to her and I chatting about hunting (her soon to be favorite hobby!).

Fast forward a few weeks, and we were in Ethiopia! The mission trip was intense and brought the whole team together. Despite this, Abi and I didn’t know each other very well and at one point during a hike, we even thought we might never become friends due to our contrasting personalities - I’m a big introvert, and Abi is a big extrovert.

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